Lightly Spiced Bhindi Ki Sabzi Recipe | Indian Spiced Okra

This is one of my favourite vegetable dishes to have with dal and roti. Bhindi ki sabzi recipe is a dry vegetable curry recipe that uses okra and a few spices that enhance its flavour. I love the bhindi or okra flavour and I prefer the dry curry version where the okra flavour doesn’t get masked with other ingredients.

You can vary the amount of spice in the curry, but I do recommend using the same spices as I find that this combination works best for bhindi. Some people deep fry the okra and then toss it in spices and serve with chutney, I prefer to keep it healthy and with its original delicious flavour.

If you are not yet familiar with okra you need to try it, this is a healthy vegetable, In 100 grams of okra, you will have 20% of the daily value recommended for dietary fibre, vitamin C and vitamin k. It also has a moderate content of thiamin, folate and magnesium. In some countries, okra plant leaves are also used in salads, and a coffee-like beverage can be produced from the seeds of this vegetable.

There are a few tips you need to know to cook the okra. When buying okra look for the thinner ones (they have smaller seeds) and the skin should have a uniform green with no dark spots. This vegetable turns slimy in contact with water, you can completely avoid it by following the steps below.

How to prevent okra from becoming slimy:

Wash the bhindi or okra, then dry each and every piece very well before cutting it.

When slicing the bhindi if the knife gets slimy clean it before continuing to slice.

Cook the bhindi on a medium-high heat.

Add amchur (dry mango powder) or lemon juice while cooking, as the bhindi cooks it will naturally release its residual water and become slimy adding the amchur or lemon juice will prevent this from happening.

Bhindi ki Sabzi Recipe Video | Indian Spiced Okra Recipe Video

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